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Empowering Health Heroes: Successful Follow-up Workshops for Midwives in Northern Uganda

From early to mid-April 2025, Health[e]Foundation Project Manager Emma Donley and intern Matylda SoÅ‚kowska traveled to Aber, Northern Uganda, to support follow-up workshops for midwives participating in the MCH[e]Education program. They were joined by Edith Mukantwari—nutritionist, diabetes advocate, and health educator—who led an interactive presentation and facilitated a hands-on practical session during each workshop. Over […]

Drug Decriminalisation[e]Course is Making an Impact—Help Keep it Accessible!

Since 2021, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), Mainline, Health[e]Foundation, and Frontline AIDS have been proud to provide the Drug Decriminalisation[e]Course to more than 1,000 learners across 100+ countries – in Arabic, English, French, and Russian. We have made these courses free and accessible to anyone interested. At its core, the Drug Decriminalisation[e]Course advocates for […]

Empowering Health Heroes: Launching Workshops for Midwives in Northern Uganda

During the week of January 20th, 2025, workshops under the Empowering Health Heroes project funded by Dioraphte and implemented by Health[e]Foundation, St. John XXIII Hospital Aber and Equator Medicare was initiated. Following months of developing the MCH[e]Education course and designing and testing the latest features of the LUCY Care app, a Health[e]Foundation team consisting of […]

Empowering Health Heroes: Maternal and Child Health Training in Northern Uganda

Over the past few months, Health[e]Foundation has been busy in preparing for the upcoming launch of a new maternal and child health training program with partners in Uganda. The Empowering Health Heroes project seeks to improve maternal and newborn health in Northern Uganda by integrating blended e-learning training and digital m-health solutions. In collaboration with […]

Celebrating the Closeout of the Health[e]Families Project in Kenya

On October 17th in Migori County, Nuru Kenya hosted the final closeout meeting for the Health[e]Family project. Conducted from July 2023 to June 2024 in collaboration with Health[e]Foundation and Nuru Ethiopia, the project targeted four vulnerable rural farming communities in Ethiopia and Kenya. Through the Health[e]Family e-learning blended training course and the LUCY Care m-health […]

The Health[e]Family Project Successfully Concludes with Final Close-Out Meeting in Ethiopia

The Health[e]Family project, designed to improve maternal and child healthcare in rural communities, recently concluded with a project close-out meeting in Zefine town, Ethiopia. The meeting marked the successful completion of a capacity-strengthening initiative that empowered 50 Health Extension Workers (HEWs) in Ethiopia and 50 Community Health Promotors (CHPs) in Kenya. These health promoters were […]

Successful Cross-boarder Knowledge Dissemination During the Health[e]Family Project

The Health[e]Family pilot project, conducted from July 2023 to June 2024, targeted four vulnerable and marginalized rural farming communities within the intervention areas of Nuru Ethiopia and Nuru Kenya. The project engaged community health promoters (CHPs) and health extension workers (HEWs) in the Health[e]Family e-learning blended training course while utilizing the LUCY Care m-health app […]

Building Capacity for Midwifery Education Through Blended Learning

Introducing Mr. Dejene Negesso, who holds an MSc in Midwifery and currently serves as the department head at Ambo university, bringing six years of valuable experience to his role. In February 2024, he joined the Emergency[e]Response TMT+ training program, organized by Health[e]Foundation and Ethiopian Midwives Association, with a support of Nuffic and funded by Dutch […]

Successful Kickoff: New Cohort Begins Stigma and Mental Wellbeing Blended e-Learning

Last month, a new cohort of 18 learners from around the globe participated in a kickoff workshop for the Stigma and Mental Wellbeing e-learning course (SMWB). The SMWB course is part of the Lift Leprosy Learning project, which is funded by the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP). Online Kickoff Workshop Hosted by until No […]

Reflections & Insights on Digital Training for Health Workers in Ethiopia and Kenya

Eline van de Kamp joined Health[e]Foundation in February 2024 to pursue her internship focused on “Assessment of an integrated digital training program for community health workers in Ethiopia and Kenya”. Over the past months, Eline has been a highly valued member of the team and we wish her the best on her future endeavors. Below […]

Success of Mrs. Godada, A Health Extension Worker in Ethiopia

The Health[e]Foundation and Nuru Ethiopia are implementing the Health[e]Family program for 50 health extension workers (HEWs) in Boreda and Kucha Woreda, in collaboration with the Gamo Zone, Boreda, and Kucha Woreda health offices. This program is funded by Diophte and Stichting Virtutis Opus. The aim of this program is to improve maternal and newborn health […]